Arts and Crafts

Yesterday was "Project Sunday" as I like to call it. Normally Brando and I hang out at his Dad's and work on little projects while watching TV and hanging out with his Dad. Then go to his Mom's for supper later. On this particular Sunday, I did not go. I wasn't feeling up to it to be honest. I just wanted to spend time by myself. Which is okay, I mean, everyone needs time to their selves. Alone time is very important, and sometimes Brando and I just need to be apart for a little while. It always makes me appreciate him more when I see him after being away for a while.
I went to my Mom's instead yesterday and worked on my own little project. I woke up yesterday morning with a clear image of a beaded necklace that I had learnt to make 12 years ago. I had forgotten all about that design until yesterday morning. I took it as a sign and went straight to the Bead Hive in the morning. It took a little work getting it started but..it came along nicely.

The second picture is of the finished project. I REALLY like it. It turned out very well. I'll probably post pictures of me wearing it tomorrow some time. I think that's a good idea. Besides, Brando wants to take "sexy" pictures with me wearing it. I guess you can't really tell but it's black and red. It took me around eight hours to finish but I'm very happy with the result. Actually, so happy with it that when I woke up today, I went straight to the mall and bought more beads to make another one. I'm thinking maybe I could sell them? Who knows.

I worked on my new one for a while today. Here's the progress so far:

It's such a happy little project! I'm having so much fun making these! Brando is very happy that I've found a hobby that I like doing.

While I was plucking away at this, Brando painted a picture. I really think that it'll help him feel better about himself. He's been feeling a little off lately and I thought that if he maybe painted a picture, it would force him to be creative and use his imagination. I think it helped. 

While we worked on our projects, we watched some movies and chatted a bit. We were both working hard and focusing on our projects but I still ended up with four hickeys! How does that even happen! I hardly even noticed him being a suckerfish. I must have been pretty focused on my work.
With that said, I am off to bed, but before I go, I leave you with this: